BlackBerry has introduced a new, official Twitter application. Invites have begun to be sent out to a limited number of people to test out the new app. This application will immediately notify users about direct messages and allow them to tweet anytime, anywhere. While other apps exist for Twitter, this is the first official one offered by BlackBerry.

The Detroit Red Wings marketing group have begun using smart phone scan-able QR codes in their programs. The QR codes can be scanned by any smart phone and lead fans to a video featuring player Niklas Kronwall. In order to help people with using this feature they have also created a video that they play throughout the game on the big screen which shows people how to scan the QR code. This is a pretty interesting way to easily drive people to the internet from printed material without people having to type in a URL or wait until they have access to a computer. It is also a great way to supplement the stories and other printed material in their programs. Check out the video that the QR code brings users to and click here to read the article.

Now, you can have a personal assistant on your phone, all you need is a cell phone that runs a collection of API´s and you are done. In contrast, to google this new service allows you to get personalized and concise information. The service works by voice command. The application takes the request, and breaks it down into parts.

Google announced that it has developed a new feature for AdSense. The feature allowed mobile publishers to run special Google text ads when the site is visited by a smartphone. The advantage of this new features allows the ads to have more sophisticated design and some images, instead of the pure text ads that run on regular cell phones.